Framlingham Castle , Suffolk : Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers from the Poorhouse and Gates
Author(s): Dr Martin Bridge
Investigation of the buildings at Framlingham Castle revealed that no historic timbers remained in the south range of the Poorhouse that contained sufficient numbers of rings to be dated dendrochronologically, and that the roof was of twentieth-century origin. The southern end of the roof of the centre range was also twentieth-century in origin. Repairs to the softwood timbers of the northern part of the roof to the central range rendered its timbers unsuitable for dendrochronological study. Timbers from the ground and first floors of the north range proved to be coeval, and felled in the winter of AD 1585/86. Most of the north range roof was either modern replacement timber or older timbers with too few rings for dating. Timber for the main gates was most likely felled in the period AD 1496–1528.
- Report Number:
- 40/2008
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 24
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology
